YouSpace (5 books in series)
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review 1: I really love it! Now I see why Tom Holt is compared with Terry Pratchett. They create unique characters and funny plot. When I saw this book I understood - it's mine. Word games, hero-loser and mysterious jar. Fascinating! I love scenes with Maurice when he yells 'What's the hel...
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review 1: Tom Holt channels the late, great Douglas Adams (author all five books of the Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy) with a touch of Kurt Vonnegut for good measure in his quirky novel Doughnut. Part science fiction, part humor, Doughnut follows the adventures of a down-on-hi...
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review 1: Was the first book I read. I didn't realize it was number three in the series. Couldn't get into it. I just didn't find his humor all that funny. I liked the Goblin King. Maybe if that character was the main character, instead of a seemingly endless interactions between random pe...
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review 1: Nah. Something I've read before. London, underground, a clumsy hero, some nice pseudo-technicalities, a couple of good ideas, a couple of not-so-necessary details (e.g. a dragon) - I could've spared myself all this, but my daughter insisted. However it was not a bad read all in t...
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review 1: Meh. Reads like a middle-schooler's attempt at humor. Mention all the things that are silly about something and just see how funny that is! Reminds me of the humor of F. Lee Martinez or maybe flailing comedians. Humor worth reading as literature is hard, but Terry Pratchett ...